For 16 years the festival Per non morire di televisionehas been presenting the best author documentaries produced in Italy and abroad, offering a precious hint for the comprehension of the complexity of the contemporary reality.

The programme, from 8th to 10th October, features a selection of the best recent productions, and many documentaries on screen have been awarded national and international prizes. They are the emblem of the positive condition of documentary genre today. The focus of this year's edition is on contemporary and 1900's visual arts and on their impact on society, plus an interest on biopic, a genre that is growing in popularity in the field of audiovisuals.

The festival is curated by Fabrizio Varesco and organised by Ravenna Cinema with the joint participation of Ravenna City Council - Culture and Cinema.

-----------Tickets: 4€. The Direction reserves the right to modify the programme.Under 14 not admitted.

Monday, 8th October

Boom for real: L'adolescenza di Jean-Michel Basquiat A film by Sara Driver (USA), 2017 • Duration 78’The film celebrates the humanity of Jean-Michel Basquiat and not his mythologising. 30 years since his death, he is now considered one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. He not only was an extraordinary artist but he arrogantly entered the world of arts that has always been reserved for white people until that moment.

Tuesday, 9th October

Evviva GiuseppeA film by Stefano Consiglio (Italy), 2017 • Duration 90’ Life and filmmaking by Giuseppe Bertolucci through the records of friends and colleagues. among them, Bernardo Bertolucci, Nanni Moretti and an unpublished monologue written and interpreted by Roberto Benigni.

Monday, 15th October

Ora e sempre riprendiamoci la vitaA film by Silvano Agosti (Italy), 2018 • Duration 94’The new movie by Silvano Agosti is one of the most incisive and present eyes in nowadays filmmaking about the decade 1968/1978. The filmmaker will be present